Robert Goddard

Robert Goddard was a resident of Boston, Massachusetts during the 1770s. In 1770, following the Boston massacre, he testified that he heard Captain Thomas Preston say "damn you bloods, you won't treat me this way," and that he ordered his soldiers to fire on the mob. However, he incorrectly stated that Preston was standing behind his men, and the defense attorney John Adams used this to discredit Goddard.